Mariusz Prudel

Mariusz Prudel
Prudel in 2008
Personal information
NicknamePrudi
Born (1986-01-21) 21 January 1986 (age 38)
Rybnik, Poland
HometownRybnik, Poland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Grzegorz Fijałek
Previous teammates
Teammate
Grzegorz Fijałek
Honours
Men's beach volleyball
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Klagenfurt Beach

Mariusz Prudel (born 21 January 1986) is a male beach volleyball player from Poland. He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics with his partner Grzegorz Fijałek. The other teams in their pool, group D, were Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Ruslans Sorokins (Latvia), Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal (USA) and the South African team of Freedom Chiya and Grant Goldschmidt.[1][2][3] They lost to the Latvian team, but beat the South African and American teams.[3] Next they played the Swiss pair of Sascha Heyer and Seba Chevallier in the last 16, winning two sets to nil.[3] In the quarterfinals they lost to the Brazilian team of Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti.[3]

Prudel and Fijałek were considered to be medal contenders in the 2012 Olympics.[4] He and Fijałek were ranked fifth before the competition began after placing 25th at The Hague Open, the pair's 2012 debut.[5] However, the two placed seventh in the Olympic qualifiers.[6] In July 2012, Prudel and Fijałek won a bronze medal at the Berlin Grand Slam.[7]

Prudel was born in 1986 in his hometown of Rybnik, Poland.[2] He is coached by Martin Olejnak and is married to Ani Prudel.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor win". ESPN. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Mariusz Prudel". London 2012: Athletes. NBC Olympics. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "beach volleyball men results – Beach volleyball – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  4. ^ Ackerman, Jon (25 July 2012). "Beach volleyball: What to expect in London". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  5. ^ Ackerman, Jon (4 June 2012). "Germany's Julius Brink, Jonas Reckermann claim European title". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  6. ^ Ackerman, Jon (20 July 2012). "Breaking down Olympic beach volleyball draw". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  7. ^ Ackerman, Jon (19 July 2012). "U.S. men are top two seeds in Klagenfurt". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Mariusz Prudel". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
Awards
Preceded by Men's FIVB World Tour "Most Improved"
2011 		Succeeded by
 Paolo Nicolai (ITA)


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